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I am a specialist in life and interaction at the edges of the Roman Empire, comparative borderland dynamics in world history, archaeological theory (e.g. archaeology of place, process philosophy, postcolonial perspectives), and digital tools/methodologies within archaeology, history, and the wider humanities.

I currently direct the Archaeology program at Calvin College and have active archaeological fieldwork projects in Jordan, where I am the Director of Excavations for the Umm al-Jimal Project and Director of the Hisban North Church Project. Previously, I was the academic lead for the Hidden Landscape of a Roman Frontier Project, a collaborative project of Canterbury Christ Church University and Historic Environment Scotland that focused on remote sensing of the Antonine Wall.

Education

Ph.D. Archaeology, University of Durham, 2014 More than a Roman Monument: A Place-centered Approach to the Long-term History and Archaeology of the Antonine Wall

MA Archaeology (Roman), University of Durham, 2009 Arthur’s O’on: The Arch(a)eology of a Lost Monument